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Fors
Nouvelle-Aquitainevillage
Total population
1,844
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Fors stands as a village. The population stands at approximately 1,844. Located at 46.235°, -0.410°, Fors occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. It is grouped under the 75 province in national statistics. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,350 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,343
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,242
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,149
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,137
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,104
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,094
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves898
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves831
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.9 — 2023-06-172 km WSW of Marans, France
- M 4.8 — 2023-06-165 km WNW of Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon, France
- M 4.1 — 2018-02-123 km SSE of La Meilleraie-Tillay, France
- M 3.9 — 2016-04-286 km WSW of Châtelaillon-Plage, France
- M 3.9 — 2013-03-060 km E of Ars-en-Ré, France
- M 4.2 — 2010-09-289 km W of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Aiffres3.5 mi away · pop. 5,377
- Niort6.7 mi away · pop. 59,309
- Vallans7 mi away · pop. 807
- Magné8.4 mi away · pop. 2,708
- Celles-sur-Belle9.7 mi away · pop. 3,858
- Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon12.7 mi away · pop. 2,893
- Saint-Maixent-l'École15.6 mi away · pop. 7,254
- Parançay16.7 mi away
- Rouillé25 mi away · pop. 2,510
- Longré25 mi away · pop. 188
- Matha25.8 mi away · pop. 2,190
- Fontpatour26.4 mi away · pop. 250
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Fors
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Fors, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 79125
- Department
- 79
- Region
- 75
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,780
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr